Daniel Santomé, known on the internet by the nickname 'Dallas Review', has been sentenced by a court in Barcelona to compensate the father of his ex-partner with 12.000 euros. The newspaper The Journal has had access to the sentence, of which they have published the details.
In this sentence, it is explained that Daniel "Salas Review" Santomé, insulted the father of his ex-partner in an unjustified manner "by calling him 'abuser" or "fucking bully'». Although they could be classified as insults, the sentence would have been taken as slander because it was understood that the insulted person had been accused of possible crimes that had not been committed, and using the social networks and YouTube channel of Dalas Review as a means of communication.
Dalas Review is sentenced with fines and having to publish the sentence weekly
In the conviction, in addition to compensation, It is also requested that you interfere with your YouTube channel where he has more than ten million followers. According to the sentence, he must delete the nine videos where he insulted the father of his ex-partner. He must also publish up to four videos reading his conviction. The sentence asks that it be done "with a narration of his at the same volume and speed that he used to insult his ex-partner's father"So that making a video that is extremely fast and that seems like it is made in a humorous tone does not count.
The insults to the father of his ex-partner come from the confrontation that Daniel Santomé has been involved in for years with his ex-partner. One of the many fronts that he is accused of is using the dog they had in common to exert alleged emotional violence when he was left with custody of it, and months after it became known and he had reported it, the Justice ordered the dog to be returned to his ex-partner. In this context, the person of "Dallas Review» posted a series of videos in which she directly insulted her ex-partner's father.
These videos with insults have brought him this sentence of 12.000 euros, for "violate his honor and his image«. The plaintiff in the lawsuit was the lawyer David Bravo. Given the debatable nature of whether it could be used as «freedom of expression"David Bravo himself commented on his personal Twitter account that"Undoubtedly, it is difficult to understand that no one with average intelligence can think that with the excuse of freedom of expression, all this series of insults recognized as such by the RAE can be manifested.".
Why are we writing about this if Hardwaresfera is a technology website?
There are many reasons why we feel that we should echo a sentence to a youtuber. First, because many people are wondering what has happened to someone like Dalas Review, who, in addition to his ten million followers on YouTube, has many more people who follow what he does and what happens to him. Whether we like it or not, he is an example of an influencer, a relevant person in a certain way in a society, since he encompasses values, intentions and discourses; no matter how much we don't like them. It is important that of people than for millions of people, not only in Spain, but also in Latin America.
Let's say that some parents wonder what the person who makes the videos that their children devour every afternoon after doing their homework is doing. Especially after a time when Twitch and YouTube exploded in popularity thanks to the pandemic, since this type of content was for many, one of their most reliable forms of entertainment. We believe that it is important that parents find out about the content that their children consume, both in series, movies and video games, and now more than ever by Youtubers, Instagramers, TikTokers, and Streamers. They are the idols of our daughters, who no longer want to be astronauts or soccer players, but rather youtubers and streamers. By having the information of what they do as people, using their popularity and platform to spread their messages, as parents, you will have the information to limit or not the content that your children see.
Then, this sentence involves YouTube, or the use that is given of it. To what extent is it legal to insult someone and monetize them, either by salsa or by using your platform to delegitimize someone? With this sentence it is already clear that insults and insults on YouTube have consequences, and that there comes a point of legality in which it does not matter how famous you are. A sentence like this can carry many consequences and jurisprudence, and it is seen that justice tries to adapt and understand social networks and digital platforms as means of communication, and the figure of the influencer
With all that, we consider it very important to echo the most important facts regarding YouTubers, Instagrammers, influencers and more. We did not consider things that are pure "gossip" like who is dating who or who says what to be news. But a firm sentence on the acts that one commits using social networks and websites, a sector in which there is very little jurisprudence, sentences and more; is news for us. Thus we know the limits of communication, and the sentences that can be brought, and who has committed the crime of insults and libel using their power on social platforms so that we can decide in the future if we want to support them with our viewing or not. With this sentence, many people will know, at least, what limits not to cross when making a video on YouTube when criticizing another person. An example of this is the case of ReSet, sentenced to not being able to upload videos considering that used Youtube as a form of humiliation against a homeless person taking advantage of your need.
